More boats, more sailors and more races – the 2023 IMOCA season was a blockbuster that was followed by fans all over the world, gripped by stories of sporting glory and occasional heartbreak from the men and women who sa…
•••So here we go, the beginning of the final build-up to next year’s Vendée Globe as single-handed racing returns to the IMOCA Class, with the first ever solo Retour à la Base from Martinique in the French Caribbean to Lori…
•••The 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre-Normandie Le Havre featured a delayed start because of extreme weather and then a shortened course, but it still delivered a classic contest for the record-entry 40 IMOCA teams that took th…
•••Sometimes in IMOCA racing, the simple joy of sailing, on what are unbelievable racing machines, gets a bit lost in the focus on the design race, on finishing places, on discomfort on board and technical issues.
•••Today, the first IMOCAs arrived in Fort-de-France and it was magic.
•••In recent years close finishes in the IMOCA Class after trans-oceanic races have become the norm, but the level of competition in the higher reaches of this record-breaking fleet never ceases to impress.
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Maxime Sorel the skipper of V and B - Monbana - Mayenne has taken the tough decision to retire from the Vendée Globe this Friday at midday. Since the second day, his ankle had been badly swollen following a shock to sust…
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